Refine Search

...economy to rebound, but state officials say it's premature to predict how much this will ease state budget problems. ShawnAshley, spokesman for the Office of State Finance, said Monday that the state Board of Equalization will be "very cautious...

...last year was boosted by one-time measures and expenditure of cash reserves, said Office of State Finance spokesman ShawnAshley. Overall, $5.1 billion is projected to be available for appropriations in the 2005 fiscal year, which begins July...

...high-technology and bio-technology. When fully implemented, the tax cuts would total $153 million a year, said ShawnAshley, spokesman for Office of State Finance Director Tom Daxon. The Office of State Finance released the tax cut information...

...its appropriations they were valid - they spent less money than was certified as available for them to spend," said ShawnAshley, spokesman for Finance Director Tom Daxon. "Fortunately, at this time, incoming revenues are running well ahead...

...they were down 6 percent and in July they were off 9.3 percent. "The sales tax appears to have leveled out," said ShawnAshley, OSF spokesman. "We are interested to see what it does in October to determine if it is a rebound or if it is going...